![[audio]](/images/mediatype_audio.gif) | E100-96: Rev 1:1-1:20: A Voice and a Vision - Dr Tim Bulkeley
This reading introduces the book and Revelation needs introducing because it is a difficult book. Among its oddities are the rhetorical flourishes (present elsewhere in the Bible but very strongly featured here), the use of picture language (which interestingly often cannot actually be pictured), vivid visions and a strong interest in the future/eternity. Listening to John's word pictures makes clear that these aren't really pictures that John draws, the "word pictures" signal other things, so w...
Keywords: Revelation; Apocalypse; John; revelation of st john; bible; e100
Downloads: 2 |
| E100-66: Luke 22:1-46: The Last Supper - Dr Tim Bulkeley
Passover was the greatest pilgrimage festival for 1st century Jews, Jerusalem was packed with people (like for a world cup â only more crowded ;) celebrating the great liberation from foreign oppression that God worked for Moses and the ancestors in Exodus. No wonder the Romans were jumpy, no wonder the Sadducees on the Sanhedrin (Jewish council) shared their concern, and it was an ideal opportunity for the Pharisees to do something about a dangerously radical Rabbi who failed to respect proper...
Keywords: E100; Jesus; last supper; Luke
Downloads: 4 |
| E100-83: Ephesians 6:10 - 6:20: The armour of God - Dr Tim Bulkeley
Ephesians like Romans and Galatians splits neatly into two parts, with the second giving the practical outworkings of the first. Here opening (chs. 1-4) is "indicative" - it tells us what is - the second (chs. 5-6) is "imperative" - it tells us what to do. The letter has strong similarities to Colossians, some think it is an expansion, filling out the earlier letter. It is written with some long complicated sentences, and uses words and phrases that Paul does not use elsewhere...
Keywords: E100; Ephesians
Downloads: 5 |
| E100-67: John 18:1 - 40: Jesus secret and three betrayals - Dr Tim Bulkeley
In this chapter, we get the climax of John's series of sayings where Jesus echoes the divine "I am" cf. Exodus 3 (E100-17: Exodus 3-4: Getting the holy between your toes!), and we also notice how amid powerful people who seem muddled and out of control, Jesus (the one who seems to be the victim) is the only person in control of himself! And weâll discover his secret. Weâll also notice the three betrayals, and ask how we can avoid joining they betrayers.
Keywords: E100; Jesus; John betrayal; Peter
Downloads: 4 |
| E100-82: Galatians 5:16 - 6:10: The Fruit of the Spirit - Dr Tim Bulkeley
Unlike the theological treatise in Romans, Galatians seems to be written to particular people known to Paul, and with a particular situation in mind - Jewish Christian preachers who were calling for restoration of Biblical Principles (observance of the Old Testament law). So after the greeting, Paul starts combatitively in Gal 1:6-10. In the light of this he needs to spend the rest of chapter 1 and all of 2 defending himself as an Apostle...
Keywords: E100; Galatians; Gospel; life; Paul; spirit
Downloads: 5 |
| E100-48: Daniel 6:1 - 6:28: Introducing Daniel - Dr Tim Bulkeley
In this 5 minute recording I try to introduce Daniel, a book that has been placed among the prophets in Christian Bibles (following the tradition of the old Greek translation) but is not a "prophet" in the Hebrew Bible. The book contains two sorts of material, stories about Daniel, like this one "Daniel in the Lions' Den", and records of Daniel's visions, which seem to speak in a half hidden coded language...
Keywords: Daniel; Bible; biblical study; apocalypitc; lions
Downloads: 43 |
| E100-51: John 1:1 - 1:18: Mystery as poetry - Dr Tim Bulkeley
As a child I loved those old hymns that talked about God as a mystery: Immortal, invisible, God only wise, in light inaccessible hid from our eyes... Even if at first I had to ask what some of the words meant ;) actually understanding the words doesn't end the mystery... John one has the same effect except the words are easy â it's how they are used that's magic :) This brain twisting poetry is also chock full of solid Christian doctrine.
Keywords: Jesus; John; poetry; prologue; prolog; mystery
Downloads: 20 |
| E100: Week 17: Writing letters - Dr Tim Bulkeley
As soon as Christian faith began to spread beyond its first (Jewish) homeland it became a faith based on community sustained by travel and letters. A bit just like blogs and FaceBook today, letters nourished community, and sustained arguments or brought them to peaceful conclusions. The combination of new(ish) technology and Roman roads and sea trade routes caused an explosion of letter writing. The newish technology was papyrus (not new since it was known since 3rd millennium BC but a rival tec...
Keywords: E100; epistle; epistles; letters
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| E100-72: Acts 3:1 - 4:37: The rejected stone - Dr Tim Bulkeley
Peter gets some powerful lines in these two great chapters :) Since I was a child Iâve loved his: "I donât have silver and gold, but what I do have Iâll give you. Get up and walk!" So different from what we usually hear⦠And then when faced by the authorities he talks about his Master as the "Stone the builders rejected" quoting Ps 118:22. This superb Psalm all through contrasts human power and "protection" with God's steadfast love that endures forever.....
Keywords: Acts; Jesus; Psalms
Downloads: 6 |
| E100-33: 1 Samuel 16:1 - 18:16: Slain in the Spirit - Dr Tim Bulkeley
Yes, like some of the Bible writers, I just can't resist a pun, especially if it really does help carry the message :) And in this case I think it does, more specifically after we have noticed quickly some of the good stuff in the famous David and Goliath story of David and Goliath. For this podcast, perhaps as homework, you might want to play with a computer Bible... and you might also want to return to the comments, and discuss the vexed question of the nature of blasphemy against the Holy Spi...
Keywords: 1 Samuel; Narrative; biblical narrative; Matthew; pun
Downloads: 11 |
| E100-75: Acts 10:1 - 11:18: Good News for All - Dr Tim Bulkeley
In Matt 26 when Peter was supposed to be praying with Jesus he went to sleep, here a similar physical need interrupts his prayer, he's hungry (in Peterâs retelling says he fell asleep here too :) But God uses the two situations quite differently - here his hunger gives him a vision! When God says...! OK God's message to Peter is quite clear, the behavioural rules that we think measure God's favour don't, the good news of God's love is for everyone...
Keywords: E100; Jesus; NT Acts; Jesus; Law; Peter; rules
Downloads: 3 |
| E100-79: Acts 16:1 - 20:38 More Missionary Journeys - Dr Tim Bulkeley
These five chapters describe Paul's second and third missionary journeys, amid many trips covering between them about a decade there are lots of exciting stories. The approach Paul took in Athens is of particular interest, it's a very early example of Christianity not merely translating but contextualising â expressing the message not only in the words but also the culture of another people. Paul use elements of Athenian culture - even their "unknown god" - despitebeing "deeply distressed to se...
Keywords: E100; Acts; Paul; missionary journey; acts; areophagus
Downloads: 3 |
| E100-84: Philippians 4:2 - 4:9: Rejoice in the Lord - Dr Tim Bulkeley
Unlike Paul's other letters Philippians seems disjointed which can make it difficult to read. Goodspeed wrote that: In chapter 1 he is making the best of his imprisonment; in chapter 2 he is sending Epaphroditus back to them; in chapter 3 he bursts forth against the Judaizers; in chapter 4 he acknowledges the gift Epaphroditus has brought him. Paul is usually much more orderly than this. Polycarp (c.60-150AD) writing to the Philippians mentions that Paul "wrote letters" (plural) to Philippi...
Keywords: E100; letters; Paul; Philippians
Downloads: 4 |
| E100-20: Exodus 13-14: Crossing the Reed Sea - Dr Tim Bulkeley
In this podcast we'll notice just how firmly this passage tells us that the miracle at the Reed Sea* was indeed entirely a miracle. We'll notice how good source critics were/are at spotting small discrepancies in texts, but also how little the composers of the Bible seemed to care about detail, concerned with things that matter (relationships, especially and particularly our relationship with God) rather than "facts" which are merely of secondary importance...
Keywords: exodus; narrative; biblical studies; red sea; reed sea
Downloads: 12 |
| E100-38: 1 Kings 8:1 - 9:9: Solomon and the temple - Dr Tim Bulkeley
Solomon's prayer understands that Yahweh is a different God, the gods (like Ba'al and his crowd) lived in the sky â and lanced thunderbolts down on people they disliked - heaven/sky was like the earth only bigger and better. When Yuri Gagarin became the first human in space Russian leader Nikita Khrushchev said "Gagarin flew into space, but didn't see any God there". Solomon's prayer sees the stupidity of Krushchev - how could the creator of universes be see from a measly 302Kms from earth? But...
Keywords: 1 Kings; Solomon; biblical; narrative; bible study
Downloads: 31 |
| E100-57: Matthew 6:5 - 7:29: Sermon on the Mount Part 2 - Dr Tim Bulkeley
Prayer and Parables This section is a mix of teaching and parables. There is so much to talk about, so Iâll focus on how Jesus teaches: * like a true Jew! * in parables 6:5-8 sounds just like the prophets: true religion is not about what other people think of us, but Jusus is even more deeply theological. Remember the Bible is about God! Like all of Jesus teaching this is radical stuff the whole Christian music industry risks being demolished at a stroke, not to mention using crosses as jewelle...
Keywords: E100; Jesus; Matthew; Parable; prayer
Downloads: 13 |
| E100-32: 1 Samuel 8:1 - 10:27: Plus ça change ;( - Dr Tim Bulkeley
This is the story in which we hear the interface between Judges, "Everyone did as they saw fit, for there was no king in Israel", and the story of the Hebrew kingdoms. In these few chapters there is loads of good stuff to notice (for a start try): Humour in the Bible: Part 1: Introducing Saul Humour in the Bible: Part 2: Still Introducing Saul Direct speech in biblical narratives But this time I'll restrain myself, and just mention one or two neat narrative details...
Keywords: 1 Samuel; Narrative; biblical narrative
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| E100: Week 13: Miracle stories - Dr Tim Bulkeley
Everyone loves a good miracle story, the Infomercials are full of them, buy this exercise machine use it just 10 minutes a day and be instantly sexually attractive, sleep on our special magnets and your pain will go away and youâll feel 30 years younger. Infomercial miracles sell things: it worked for me, you buy one! Iâll have what sheâs having ;) But despite the temptation for Christians to use them in the same way, in the gospels itâs a bit different! We still love a good miracle, but the...
Keywords: E100; Jesus; Luke gospels; miracles
Downloads: 6 |
| E100-71: Acts 2:1-47: The Day of Pentecost July 26, 2010 tim No comments - Dr Tim Bulkeley
An unheard of miracle that foreshadows the spread of the gospel to all the world and the fellowship that transcends frontiers and cultures. Like in Joel everyone receives Godâs Spirit, young as well as old, women and men alike, slave and free, the Spirit bursts all human categories. Indeed death could not hold him down â Jesus lives in his people, the work continues! Is it now you'll begin to reign? Yes, but not in a tawdry political kingdom...
Keywords: Acts; E100; Holy Spirit; pentecost
Downloads: 4 |
| E100-25: Joshua 5:13 - 6:27: The Fall of Jericho - Dr Tim Bulkeley
A great Sunday School story again raises the issue of divinely ordered brutal killing, which will need a small series of 5 Minute Bible 'casts outside this E100 series, which I am committed to doing... The story is also in several ways full of creative tensions, that raise it beyond a nice tale for kiddies into a thoroughly thought provoking story for adults, with some profound and striking theological points to make...
Keywords: Joshua; Bible; biblical studies; jericho; amosd
Downloads: 12 |
| E100-61: Luke 9:1 - 9:36: What's the point of a miracle? - Dr Tim Bulkeley
The miracle stories in the Gospels (like the ones in the OT) are stories with the wow factor thatâs part of all miracle stories â think of the ones we hear on the infomercials on TV ;) They called this reading "Feeding the Five Thousand" but it comes in a context. Luke (like the other gospels (except Thomas which the early Christians excluded from the Bible) does not tell an unconnected series of "stories about Jesus" rather he tells us "The Story of Jesus"...
Keywords: E100; Jesus; Luke gospels; miracles
Downloads: 9 |
| E100-69: John 20:1 - 21:25: The Resurrection - Dr Tim Bulkeley
In this podcast I’ll introduce the idea of the ending of John as a sphragis, and very briefly mention what that might mean for reading John’s gospel, but most of the time will be spent on the much less technical question of why I am convinced that Jesus rose from death and met with the disciples - because after all this passage is about the resurrection, and not about the technical details (however fascinating to biblical scholars ;)
Keywords: E100; Jesus; NT Acts; ascension; Jesus; resurrection
Downloads: 6 |
| E100-58: Matthew 13:1 - 13:58: More about parables - Dr Tim Bulkeley
This chapter is a big sack of parables, and weâve already seen that a parable is in essence a comparison, where light is thrown on something by talking about something else, better known or more clear or vivid. The parable of the the sower is particularly complicated and developed, with lots of details but still turns on a comparison. Though Jesus does not (at first) tell his audience what it is, he wants them to think: âif you have ears then hear!â There is an English proverb thatâs pretty ...
Keywords: E100; Grace; Jesus; Matthew; Parable
Downloads: 7 |
| E100-62: Matthew 14:22 - 14:36: Walking on Water - Dr Tim Bulkeley
As it does in Luke, Matthewâs account the feeding of the 5,000 follows after Herod speculating that Jesus is John come back to life, but Matthew used this opportunity to tell the gruesome story of Johnâs death. Luke moved quickly from Johnâs death, to tell of the disciplesâ successful mission, whereas Matthew tell us that when Jesus heard of Johnâs death he âwithdrew to a deserted placeâ. Into this low point where we seem focused on the powerful political opposition that miracle comes as ...
Keywords: E100; Jesus; Matthew; miracles
Downloads: 5 |
| E100-68: John 19:1-42: The Crucifixion - Dr Tim Bulkeley
This chapter gives what it tells us is an eyewitness account of a Roman execution. Jesus, who has done no real wrong, except offend the religious leaders, and worry the politicians is subjested to the casual brutality of an imperial production-line death. Such a death, of an innocent man, is shocking. But Jesus was not merely a man, this was also the death of God, so as Jesus points out to the Roman govenor, Pilate, "You would have no power over me unless it had been given you" John 19:11 such a...
Keywords: E100; crucifixion; death; Jesus; John
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| E100-24: Joshua 3:1 - 4:24: Crossing the Jordan - Dr Tim Bulkeley
For today's reading there are historical (standing stones) and geographic (the Jordan river) information that is important, and perhaps better communicated by pictures and words, rather than words alone. So here are some relevant pictures, with brief captions... See the original post.
Keywords: Joshua; jordan; bible
Downloads: 14 |
| E100-66: Luke 22:1 - 46: The Last Supper - Dr Tim Bulkeley
Passover was the greatest pilgrimage festival for 1st century Jews, Jerusalem was packed with people (like for a world cup - only more crowded ;) celebrating the great liberation from foreign oppression that God worked for Moses and the ancestors in Exodus. No wonder the Romans were jumpy, no wonder the Sadducees on the Sanhedrin (Jewish council) shared their concern, and it was an ideal opportunity for the Pharisees to do something about a dangerously radical Rabbi who failed to respect proper ...
Keywords: E100; Jesus; last supper; Luke
Downloads: 5 |
| E100-58: Matthew 13:1 - 13:58: More about parables - Dr Tim Bulkeley
This chapter is a big sack of parables, and weâve already seen that a parable is in essence a comparison, where light is thrown on something by talking about something else, better known or more clear or vivid. The parable of the the sower is particularly complicated and developed, with lots of details but still turns on a comparison. Though Jesus does not (at first) tell his audience what it is, he wants them to think: "if you have ears then hear!" There is an English proverb thatâs pretty cl...
Keywords: E100; Grace; Jesus; Matthew; Parable
Downloads: 20 |
| E100: Week 14: Death and resurrection - Dr Tim Bulkeley
Gospels are not biographies, nor are they just collections of sayings, they focus on Jesus' death and resurrection. Without either event canât understand Jesus or the gospel. But we also to see and understand that Jesus is God incarnate and that Jesus is risen else his dearth and the disciples turnaround between end of gospels and Acts makes no sense. This week's readings bring to fruition the message we heard time and again in the Old Tedstament, that the only true God is Yahweh, the one who w...
Keywords: E100; Acts; death; Gospel; Jesus; John; Luke; resurrection
Downloads: 3 |
| E100-60: Luke 15:1 - 15:32: Lost and Found - Dr Tim Bulkeley
This is a chapter of parables. Remember parabole (Greek) or mashal (Hebrew) means a comparison, so ask ourselves whatâs the point of comparison here? One clue is to look at the numbers (no, Iâll not be getting into numerology ;) Another, Jesus gives us himself. And a third comes from noticing where the climax of the story comes. Out of these clues weâll find that the Prodigal Son is not about the prodigal son, or even primarily about his forgiving fatherâ¦
Keywords: E100; Jesus; Luke; parables
Downloads: 11 |
| E100-65: John 11:1-57: A miracle among friends - Dr Tim Bulkeley
What's a little miracle among friends? Yet Jesus seems to avoid performing one that would have saved his friends great pain, only to perform a greater one! And then there's the ominous clouds gathering that by the end of the chapter foretell the storm to follow. Noticing some detail of how John tells this great sign we will learn more about reading Bible stories, and about trusting/believing in Jesus...
Keywords: E100; Jesus; John; miracles
Downloads: 3 |
| E100-77: Acts 13:1 - 14:28: The First Missionary Journey - Dr Tim Bulkeley
Paul's summarises the Old Testament story from a Jewish-Christian perspective as a world looking for a saviour. Then John showed that still "today" not just in ancient times people are looking for a saviour. Jesus not only died, but rose, and this is the keeping of God's ancient promises. In Jesus God fills out, fully, the hopes and promises of the past. In Jesus, we are set free from sin - sin is not a trendy term today, but we still suffer from living in a world that is wrong...
Keywords: E100; Acts; Paul; Sin
Downloads: 5 |
| E100-18: Exodus 6-11: The big fight - Dr Tim Bulkeley
What else could we call it? God vs. Pharaoh, it's a foregone conclusion â exceptâ¦
Keywords: exodus; narrative; biblical studies; theology; God; Yahweh; name of God
Downloads: 11 |
| E100: Week 16: The Church breaks loose! - Dr Tim Bulkeley
This week's readings tell the exciting story of how the Church broke loose. Till this time faith and culture had been intimately related. So if you wanted to convert to Judaism you became Jewish and adopted the rules and customs of Jewish life. In particular you adopted the 613 rules of the Torah. The first two readings tell of Saul's conversion and (the now renamed) Paulâs first missionary journey and the conversion of Jews and Gentiles...
Keywords: Acts; E100
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| E100-34: 1 Samuel 23:7 - 24:22: Two noble opponents - Dr Tim Bulkeley
Just when you begin to wonder if any Bible story is really suitable for simple Sunday School reading, and have begun to suspect that the Bible has no message but: Humans are broken and need mending, humnans are sinful and therefore they keep spoiling God's lovely world and hurting each other. Along comes a story to remind us of another truth... Just as the story of Ruth followed the grime of Judges, so now in 1 Samuel 24 we get a story, set amid the war and political jostling of the beginnings o...
Keywords: 1 Samuel; Narrative; biblical narrative; Saul; David
Downloads: 8 |
| E100: Week 18: Reading the Pastoral Epistles - Dr Tim Bulkeley
The "Pastoral epistles" 1 & 2 Tim and Titus offer advice to two young companions of Paul's travels called to church leadership - Timothy, in the big city of Ephesus and Titus on the island of Crete. There is even more debate about whether these letters were written by Paul than was the case for Ephesians - but as always the issues are highly technical and one needs good Greek as well as significant knowledge of both what we know and how we know it about the development of the earliest churches s...
Keywords: 1&2 Tim; Titus; 5 Steps; E100; pastoral; partoral epistles
Downloads: 2 |
| E100: Week 20: Reading Revelation - Dr Tim Bulkeley
The book calls itself the apokalupsis of Jesus Christ - the revelation the disclosure of hidden things - so like parts of Daniel it will show us glimpses âbehind the scenesâ of the world letting us see a bit of what Christ is doing off stage. This means (paradoxically) that this book requires us to learn a bit about the setting and people for whom John is writing â it may be even more important for such a book than for one that tells the action on-stage ;) John is a prisoner, "for the word of...
Keywords: Revelation; Apocalypse; John; revelation of st john; bible; e100
Downloads: 6 |
| E100-19: Exodus 12: A great festival, but a huge theological problem - Dr Tim Bulkeley
I'm torn two ways on how to respond to this reading: * on one side, a great opportunity to explain Passover, the great festival that celebrates God as liberator, saviour and enimy of powerful oppressors * on the other, when I read (the Bible or the Newsâ¦) I tend to sympathise with those who suffer, and while in earlier chapters that's the Israelites, here I feel the pain of bereaved Egyptian parents â how can the God who we have discovered so far in Genesis commit such a barbarous act? There...
Keywords: exodus; narrative; biblical studies; passover
Downloads: 13 |
| E100: Week six: Is Ruth also among the Judges? - Dr Tim Bulkeley
The book of Judges starts badly and gets worse. The end gets completely censored, never read in church, even the Sunday School stories get their naughty bits covered up! The book ends with a slogan in 21:25 "In those days Israel had no king; everyone did as they saw fit." Which neatly prepares for the books of Samuel except by the time we reach the end of 2 Kings (even if we are slow learners) we realise that kings are not much better...
Keywords: ruth; judges; bible; bible study
Downloads: 8 |
| E100-65: John 11:1 - 11:57: A miracle among friends - Dr Tim Bulkeley
What's a little miracle among friends? Yet Jesus seems to avoid performing one that would have saved his friends great pain, only to perform a greater one! And then thereâs the ominous clouds gathering that by the end of the chapter foretell the storm to follow. Noticing some detail of how John tells this great sign we will learn more about reading Bible stories, and about trusting/believing in Jesusâ¦
Keywords: E100; Jesus; John; miracles
Downloads: 6 |
| E100-70: Acts 1:1 - 11: The Ascension - Dr Tim Bulkeley
Luke begins his sequel to the gospel "In the first book, Theophilus, I wrote about all that Jesus did and taught from the beginningâ¦" but his summary ocuses on the resurrection and stresses that it was real. He then reports the risen Jesus telling the disciples to wait in Jerusalem for the Spirit, who he calls "the promise of the Father" then Jesus echoes the start of the gospel story in Luke 3: John baptized with water, but you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit not many days from now...
Keywords: E100; Jesus; NT Acts; ascension; Jesus; resurrection
Downloads: 4 |
| E100 week 5: The Law and the Land - Dr Tim Bulkeley
Despite its title this five has little about the law, and not enough about the covenant (binding agreement) to which this law belongs. The selection of passages (the first time I have strongly differed from the choice made by the organisers) is weighted towards American Evangelical favourite Sunday School stories. Having got that gripe off my chest, we'll notice how in these readings we learn (again) about what it does and does not mean to be God's chosen people...
Keywords: Exodus; Joshua; law; promised land
Downloads: 9 |
| E100-63: John 9:1 - 9:41: Who sinned? And who's really blind? - Dr Tim Bulkeley
Notice the opening - beginnings are often important - and in this case that importance is highlighted when the theme is repeated, that's another clue - we repeat things that matter! The man born blind is a great character, do enjoy listening to him "naively" running rings round the clever religious scholars :) So, it's all about spotting who Jesus is, and the evidence is what he does â handsome is as handsome does! Or better about spotting what God is doing and the appropriate response is worsh...
Keywords: Jesus; John; miracles
Downloads: 4 |
| E100: Week 15: The Spirit breaks loose! - Dr Tim Bulkeley
The last reading last week about the ascension of Jesus to heaven explained that soon the Spirit would come. The disciples might not know all the secrets of God (as religions forever claim to do), but they will experience and share God's power. Then in the first reading this week we move from the ascension to Pentecost, foreshadowing the spread of the gospel to everyone, each in their own language...
Keywords: Acts; E100; NT; holy spirit; spirit
Downloads: 4 |
| E100-80: Acts 25:1 - 28:31: Ending in Rome? - Dr Tim Bulkeley
In the legal manouvreing at the start of this reading Paul quotes Isaiah: Listen and listen but not understand look and look but not see! But if the Bible is perspicuous (listen to The Perspicuity of Scripture) so is creation: we can't miss evidence of God, but sometimes we don't want to hear... And what a frustrating ending! How does Paul's story end? Luke presumably knew if Acts was written about AD 70 because these events had happened some 8 years earlier...
Keywords: E100; Acts; Paul
Downloads: 6 |
| E100-43: Psalm 103:1 - 103:22: God is faithful and loving - Dr Tim Bulkeley
There are some technical details to explain: what a "hymn" is (not a long old-fashioned worship song), what it means to "bless God" and the meaning of hesed. But mainly this podcast aims to encourage you to hear the celebration of the creator God who is gracious, even to those who do not deserve it, merciful and above all faithful. It's a beautiful psalm, that expresses how God is not "a god" clearly and sharply, and it just begs us to join in blessing Yahweh!
Keywords: psalms; psalm 103; bible; biblical study
Downloads: 42 |
| E100-68: John 19:1 - 19:42: The Crucifixion - Dr Tim Bulkeley
This chapter gives what it tells us is an eyewitness account of a Roman execution. Jesus, who has done no real wrong, except offend the religious leaders, and worry the politicians is subjested to the casual brutality of an imperial production-line death. Such a death, of an innocent man, is shocking. But Jesus was not merely a man, this was also the death of God, so as Jesus points out to the Roman govenor, Pilate, "You would have no power over me unless it had been given you" John 19:11 such a...
Keywords: E100; Jesus; John crucifixion; death
Downloads: 4 |
| E100-16: Exodus 1-2: Naming names - Dr Tim Bulkeley
In reading (by which I mean understanding, making sense of) these chapters weâll find that noticing unusual details, things that stick out, can be a real clue to what is important. Naming, and not naming, are really significant here, not least that God is not named â oh, Godâs talked about, but âGodâ is a title or description not a name, this âGodâ will get a name in the next chapter⦠Here, too, well find that hearing echoes of other parts of Scripture can be strong clues to meaning...
Keywords: exodus; narrative; biblical studies; theology; God
Downloads: 16 |
| E100 week 4: Exodus 1-18: Freed from other masters - Dr Tim Bulkeley
In this podcast, before looking at the passages selected for week 4, I'll do a quick overview of what I think we should have noticed from Genesis (a sort of 30 second recap of weeks 1-3 ;) Then I'll try to set the scene for week 4, which covers the story of the Exodus. Phrasing it that way though is perhaps not the best summary of Exodus 1-18. After listening to my podcast maybe you can suggest a better one?
Keywords: E100; bible; exodus
Downloads: 15 |
| E100-94: James 1:1 - 2:26: Faith and Works - Dr Tim Bulkeley
James is a difficult book to read, though in this podcast I'll suggest that things we learn reading the Old Testament can help us. I'll also try to explain how understanding where James is coming from can help, that is a bit of cultural understanding will make clearer how his mind works, and so his book. But if I tell you more you wonât listen to the podcast ;) [PS: sorry, this podcast is longer than it should be, but it does introduce how to read James, and begins to address the "famous" faith...
Keywords: E100; James; faith; works; faith and works; general epistles
Downloads: 8 |
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